This is my first post for November? Yikes! So much for writing once a day this month. Truth be told, I think about writing a quick update just about every evening but by the time the monsters are in bed, my brain is struggling to play the word jumble game on my phone and those are usually just 3 or 4 letters. So here we are.
Everybody is healthy. Everybody is still at school. I'm still at home. Glenn is still at work although his agency is scaling back the number of people in the office so he might be home more. I'm excited about that but I also have my little routine and hours and hours of enjoyable silence.... Wyoming has seen an increase in case numbers in the last few weeks. On Friday we had almost 1000 cases in one day. Today's total was almost 700. I saw a statistic that said 1 in 100 Wyomingites have COVID. We are doing what we can to reduce our exposure but also trying to support local businesses (versus everything online) and maintaining our mental health. I think that's been the goal since this whole thing started. So Reina and Will trick-or-treated, Glenn went bird hunting with friends and I took a quick trip with V and a few friends to the Denver Art Museum last week. Some days I'm so tired of all of this and just wish that I could jump on a plane like it was 2019 and go somewhere fun. Other days, I'm excited to wash masks and refill hand sanitizers and place an order for grocery pick-up. It continues to be a weird world to live in.
Last week was the end of the first quarter for school. We had a Zoom parent-teacher conference with Reina's teachers. We heard that she's kind, follows directions well (?!) and is working hard. She's getting good grades and we proud of her progress in math. Sixth grade history is studying the ancient world right now (Egypt, Greece, etc.) and as the kids say, that is Reina's JAM. She's continues to love all stuff old and isn't squeamish about mummies but is indignant about Greece's inability to recognize the value and contributions of women in Sparta. Non-school related, Reina has been very interested/invested in the presidential election and had a few sleepless nights waiting for the election results.
We opted out of junior high parent-teacher conferences but I did chat with Will's English teacher and got a nice email from his Speech teacher. The speech teacher said he was a nice young man and he was doing well in her class. Considering that public speaking (well actually drawing any sort of attention to yourself that's not taking place in a sporting realm) is probably the least favorite of Will's activities, I'm proud of him for working hard. His English teacher said he's doing great. Will's favorite class seems to be his Science class - they are studying the planets and the solar system and it's generated a lot of discussions that I'm super unprepared for but I can say that after helping him, I now know the difference between the waning moon and the waxing moon. Will was also pretty interested in the election. He woke up early Wednesday morning and the first thing he asked me was if there were any results. He usually saves that kind of enthusiasm for late night football scores but he continues to be surprising at 13. No sports for Will right now, basketball will start closer to Thanksgiving.
Glenn had fun hunting in South Dakota. He and his friends packed a bunch of food so they could limit public dining and he came with a bunch of birds that I probably won't eat but he loves them. We all missed him but made it through the week relatively unscathed. I didn't even resort to making pancakes for dinner which is usually one of the my go-to meals when he's gone.
I still need to write about Will's confirmation but Reina just got out of the shower and we're going to watch the next episode of The Mandalorian. Grandma H, if you are reading this, we are kidnapping you over Christmas break and you are going to watch all of the episodes from Season 1 and 2. Be ready.
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